Looking backwards to move forward in PR
The world’s eyes were on the British Royal Wedding on Friday with a million people on the streets of London, two billion watching live with 24:7 television coverage, tens of…
PRoust Questionnaire: Jane Jordan-Meier
The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations practitioner’s interests and point of view, as well as their professional beliefs and values. If you are not familiar…
You start (me) up. When and how to ramp up PR?
Guest post by Bob Geller As a veteran of the tech industry – in the PR agency world for the past 14 years and on the industry/client side before that…
Future leaders need more than digital PR
Everywhere you look, those starting out on a career in public relations are urged to focus on developing skills in digital PR. But as such competencies shortly will be little…
PRoust Questionnaire: Nelly Benova
The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations practitioner’s interests and point of view, as well as their professional beliefs and values. If you are not familiar…
Improving stakeholder relationships through nets, neuros and algorithms
By Toni Muzi Falconi Idea genesis Public relations practice seeks to identify and convince potential influencers in advocating ideas, arguments, products and services in line with client or employer objectives,…
The wind is in Craig Pearce’s sails
New e-report: Public relations 2011: issues, insights and ideas In December 2010 an email arrived in my inbox originating from the other side of the world, inviting participation in an…
What do digital immigrants really know about social media? Part II
This second part of a conversation about the role of social media in PR moves on to reflect on the practices of organisations and their representatives in this ever changing…
A cautionary conversation about PR and social media, part I
With Twitter recently turning five years old, PR Conversations feels it’s time to consider whether it – and other social media platforms – are now serious channels for public relations.…
PR – it's a woman's world
It is nearly 25 years since the publication of Cline’s ‘Velvet Ghetto’ study of women in public relations which responded to the increasing feminisation of the occupation. Undeniably today, the…